Receptacle



G. A. VICKERY.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION. FILED APR. 16. 192|.

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GEORGE Il.. VICCKERY, OF LEXlNGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed April 1G, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that l, (inonde A.. Vioirnnr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident ot Lexington, county oi lvliddlesex, Common wealthoiE Massachusetts, have invented an improvement in Receptacles, oi?which the following,l description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specifica` tion, lilre characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

rlhis invention relates to receptacles itor liquids and particularlyliquids in bottles.

its object is to provide a receptacle where the bottled liquid, such asmilk, can be quickly deposited by the delivery man and be sai'e fromannoyance by animals, dogs or cats, and shielded trom the hot sun andVweather.

lfu the drawings ot' thev present embodiment ot my invention,

Fig. i is a tront View showing the stirrup and liquid container', as abottle, in dotted lines; and

IlFig. 2, a vertical section on the line 2 4?, Fig. l, and showing, indotted lines, the stirrup and container :in raised position, the latterin position to be removed.

@ne term of my novel receptacle is herein illustrated as comprising' acylindrical member l, of any suitable material as metal, and having,` aninner wall 2 and outer' wall 3 suitably lined `or coated igt desiredwith an air space or chamber le between them providing substantially athermos construction. The receptacle may be carried by a base 4;" with avertical rib 4b i'or suspending,- it it desired, to any convenientsupport. rlhe air in the chambers 4 may be exhausted if [nf-cierred, tocreate a vacuum.

The cover 5, F 2, may be similarly constructed with correspondinp,Iinner and outer walls and'such a container will protect the contents fora long time against extreme atmospheric conditions.

lu order to render such a receptacle most convenient for use, l haveprovided the cover with a stirrup 6 for holding,- the container andcomprising a wire bent at its .center to form two legs 7, the ends ofwhich are bent laterally to form supporting arms Epeciication of LettersPatent.

Patentedinlay 23, i922.

serial no. 461,768.

8 for the container 9. The stirrup can be supported from the inside orlower face 3 of the cover by any convenient means as a screw eye 10.

| ln order to hold the cover in raised position aiter it has been raisedwith its container', if empty, l have provided it with a spring il. Oneend oi the spring is secured to the cover by a pin 12 seated in a slot13 in the cover, and the opposite spring end is secured to a pin orother anchorage lll in the recess l5 in the rib 16 on the back of thecontainer.

In use the cover is first raised and then the bottle is deposited on thestirrup arms 8, where the weight of the bottle will overbalance theaction of the spring 1l and drop within the container and cause thecover to close automatically.

When the container is to be removed it will be raised to a positionwhere it can be conveniently grasped, by V.simply raising the cover byits lift 17.

1While the container, it' filled, and in lower position will overbalancethe spring 11 when the cover has been closed, the spring will hold thecover and its suspended container in raised position if the latter isempty.

lt will be obvious that my novel container will provide a safe andconvenient receptacle for bottles of milk or any liquid that it may bedesired to safeguard from the sun, rain, and dogs, or even smallchildren, by placing it at a proper height, above the ground.

My invention is not limited to the embodiment illustrated, and I claim:

l. A receptacle comprising` a hollow body, a cover with a containerstirrup carried thereby, a spring on the body adapted 'to hold thecover', stirrup and empty container in raised position, and when a fullcontainer is placed on the stirrup, to yield and per mit the cover toclose and container to drop into the receptacle. i

2. A thermos receptacle comprising a hollow body, a cover with acontainer stirrup carried thereby, a spring on the body adapted to holdthe cover, stirrup and empty container in raised position and when afull container is placed on the stirrup7 to yield and permit the coverto close and container to drop into the reoeptaole.

3. A thermos receptacle With a Cover, and having in combinationtherewith a oontainer stirrup carried by the cover, a downwardly actingspring on the body tending to raise the cover stirrup and emptyoontainer to raised position7 and when :1 full container is placed onthe stirrup to yield 10 and to permit the cover to close and theContainer and stirrup to drop into the re- Ceptaole.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my nume to this speoifioation.

GEORGE A. VICKERY.

